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IIIE HIISHiirCOMMERCIAL'. • ~ I EHUSTLE R OFR OME , -HE ROME COMMERCIAL KMxnllsbe-l. I*6. tamed even wroapt BaturOay. < t s«ud.«v »ud weekly.; I PHIL G BYRD. EDITOR AND MANAGER. OttlM, Wllksrsm Block, Ttiirdi Avenue >aily and Sunday,per year»S Oil Sunday, per year♦l- 00 Weekly (The UomkGoiihikk) p«i year *) . BY ( AJ KU F IN < n Y ANb|sUBU»:BB D»‘‘y ai.'t Sunday, lOcenta per woe , Remit by bank draft. exprsH, money order or registered letisr * Address THE HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL ROME, GA. Entered at the Postoffice at Rome, Ga., an clanH matter. oveiiiaiUK ra tMW «n,i sample co.aea tor the •king. __ SINESS OFFICE P HONE 85 A good tailor cures many bad ba bi Is. Rome’s light expenses are her heaviest. Labor day draws near —what are you going to do about it? The hour has arrived when Spain must swallow that bitter pill. The Hispano-American war is making and marring reputa tions. It’s about time for Spain to 1 have another “sad but glorious ' day.” r- ' < Uncle Sam don’t need the ■ heathen Philippine in his busi ness. Will 50,000 American soldiers be enough to police the island of i Cuba? We doubt it. i t Many people are locked up | far no reason —the lunatic asy- , lums are full! of them. I There is not nor has there ev er been a grander soldier than the American volunteer. , not get down on our knees and beg Spain to beg us to quit letting us whip ner. There were 13.351 business failures in the United States last year, compared with 13.088 dur ing the previous year. The Philadelphia Record sug gests that Hobson can handle a smack all right, whether it be nautical or mei'ely naughty. According to the reports of the Internal Revenue Bureau, Cre income from the war tax ap proximates $1,000,000 a day. The gubernatorial campaign is now on and your Uncle Allen will lead Georgia Democracy to a cool 100,000 majority in Octo ber. Col. Ray left Savannah with Insimmunes making all kinds of old threats against his lieu tenant-colonel. Ray seems to be a lulu. Klondike promised a yield of $50,000 ,000 and now she is only shelling down about $6,000,000. Klondike must be Republican by nature. The Pennsylvunia troops have been given a chance and right nobly have they shown their prowess in war, both in Manila and Porto Rico. We lost eleven men at Malate, while the Spaniards had more than three hundred killed. The n Americans will yet convince the world that they are invincible. I A returned veteran from San tiago warns the “iinmunes”who are eager to go to Cuba that yel low fever is not their only foe. I'he Santiago sand flea, he says, “is the most indefatigueable, murderous, maddening insect on earth, an I sets the sick half crazy. The-e is no possible way to keep them out. and they are of themselves quite reason enough, in my opinion, for moving our boys North.” —-I— ——J " The Washington '1 imes thinks that as the ‘ Maria I’eresa” is about to be saved, it is perhaps proper to suggest a mixed com mission to see whether or not the valuable vessel should be returned to Spain. We might retain a coaling station in tne hold and commercial privileges in the steward’s pantry, but to keep die thing might look like Yankee greed, Gen. John B. Gordon sent the following telegram to Col. Ray at Savannah: “The heroic course of yourself and officers and cheerful response of your regiment to the call to meet at Santiago a far more dreaded en emy than Spanish arms, will be gratefully remembered by the government and all Americans. God protect you.” It looks like Hon W. A. Dod son, of Sumpter, will bo an easy winner in the conteet for the presidency cf the nezt senate. His election to that position will be a deserved recognition to one of Georgia’s ablest young men. It is from such young men that our country gets htr statesmen. Dawson News. Peace, just now, would prove awfully embarrassing to some of “Brigadier Bill’s” politico-mili tary embryo veterans. Think of these fire-eaters who had crawl ed off the stump, and got down behind it to shoot Spaniards, not getting a smell of battle from even afar off. Oh tempter! Oh holy Moses ! Spain’s 4s when the war opened were quoted in the mar kets of the world at 62. After Dewey day they fell to 29 and only under continued rumors of early peace have risen to 33. The bonds of the United States were at 120 and even when the last loan was asked fell off only hreet points. Rome, like all other towns and cities, is to have reserve arms for police officers. All impartial and thoughtful citizens com mend the council that passed the measure by a unanimous vote and commend also the may or who did not veto the act of his council. Candidate Hogan who is hun gering for gubernatorial honors, came near getting drowned while crossing a swollen stream in Troupe county a few days ago. He will have smoother sailing up Salt River in October.—Daw son News. Newton county has gone dry. One by one the smaller counties of the state, and especially the counties that have no large cit ies in them, are shaking off the whiskey traffic. Inventor Hiram Maxim says that “a man who can shoot straight is worth his weig it in gold.” Uncle Sam has some valuable men in his navy and ar my. If there are 200,000 Cubans left on the i land after the war, 100,000 American troops may be enough to police the island, but it will take 400,000 bosses I to keep the lazy rascals at work. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FKiS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the cure and skill with which it is inanufaetured by scientific processes known to the California Fie Syrup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It U far in advance of all ot/ier laxatives, as it sets on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. C.L LeUUVILLF.. ' TOUK. N. V. The bank clearances in tie United States for July were the largest on record. “War’s loud ’larums” cannot stop Uncle Sam from doing business- With the Cuban insurgents Iving in their hammocks-using a splinter about the mouth, it’s only another way these gentry have of showing their teeth. The latest generous act of Miss Helen Gould is the pay ment of good wages to needy women, whom she has set to work sewing for the soldiers Those people who at the be ginning of the war said lugu briously ,“ War is no picnic,” didn’t anticipate Miles’ march through Porto Rico.—Americus Recorder. Switzerland has 230 periodicals to every 1,000,000 inhabitants; Belgium 153, Germany 130, France 114, Norway 89, England 88, Spain 68, Ital 51, Greece 36, Russia 9. ■l_L 1 I Ji 'l'he Banner-Messenger says that Haralson wilt give Maddox a good majority. Paulding should do likewise, and we think will. Democrats should be satisfied with nothing less.—Dallas Naw Era. You have doubtless noticed that Gen. Joe Wheeler was the oulv commander in the Santia go army who did not sign ths “Round Robin.” “Fighting Joe” is too good a soldier to be guilty of such mucinous conduct. The average cost of killing a man in modern warfare is said to be $7,000. Uncle Sam should hasten to bring hostilities to a close. Dead Spaniards are good Spaniards, but even a dead one isn’t worth that p-ice.—Colum- bus Enquirer. 'l'he Southern newspapers keep worrying about Gen. Lee’s future. It is safe to predict that McKinley will “place” Gen. Lee |and Col. Bryan where they will i be out of the way of the Repub licans in the next presidential election—if he can. Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskill, who ran for the office of attorney general of Mon tuna on the pop ulist ticket, and, failing to get electea, mairied htr successful competitor on the republican ticket, becoming thereby the as sistant attorney general, thinks a woman murderer should re ceive the same punishment as a man tuurd< rer. HOBSON ANDTHE GIRLS, Girls ki> sing Hobson merely recalls that when the heroes cf the war are enumerated he must be embraced Philadelphia Times. All the girl# are running after the young naval hero, and there is no reason why Hobson’s choice should n it be a good one. —New Orleans Picayune. Mr. Hobson seems to agree 1 with Henry Clay, that a kiss, like the presidency, should neith er be sought nor declined—un der certain circumstances. —New York Tribune. The big brother of the girl who kissed Lieut. Hobson doesn't like the performance. The big brother can always be depended upon to make himself disagreeable—Washington Post. Lieut. Hobson has given no tice that he would like to be let alone. He is greatly annoyed by people who want to shake hands with him and cheer him. In ad dition to his other troubles, that St. Louis young lady has started a craze which is likely to make it impossible for him to live in this country without wearing a muzzle.—Chicago Inter Ocean. Not only glory but money in spired that special pleading of “Sea Lawyer” Sampson, going to show that he was within four miles of the scene when Schley destroyed the fleet of Cervera. It is now more clearly undei stood than ever why this naval quib bler was advanced over the heads of such iiien as Schley.—Chat tanooga News. There is more Catarrh ic this section of the country than allj other diseases pit together, and until the last few years was sup posed to be incurt-hle. For a great' many years doctors pronounced it a local diseas, and preseibed lo cal reinedier, and by constantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, ai d tbere foie requires consthuticnal treat meat. Hall’s Catarrh Cure manu factured by F. J. Cheney A. Cc. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu tional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts di rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for auy case i fails to cure, send for circular! and tesiimonials. Address, F. J Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O, Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best- THE BEST PaINT AND CHEAPEST PAINT. That you can uze as a priming coat for fine jobs or for the com plete painting of any ordinary job is the CROWN Wetherproof, Fireproof, cold water paint. For sale only at Frank Wright’s Farmacy where you can get culor card, descriptiv sheet and see|a sarapl of the work. 1 lb cost ing 10c will cover 75 squre feet of smooth boadrs. Norton’s old corner, opposit Masonic Tempi. ROME BUSINESS COLLEGE Rome, Ga., will receive young men and ladies now at the actual coSt to the College for carrying them through a thorough commer cial course, and furnish board, books and commercial blanks and accept an easy time note for tuition payable after a {position h seou&d. The College procured 92 POSITIONS THE PAST TEAR. It supplies schools and colleges with competent teachers of Pep manship and principals of <*>’ur.cr cial first les sons in ShorrfhanJ fully explained for io cents in stampsi Is strongly endorsed by hundreds of business and professional men who employ its graduates at Stenography oi Bookkeeping. Address all letters to the Principal, H. 8. Shocklry, Rome, Ga. POINTED PARAGRAPHS -•r » • Texas democrats have put a crimp in the expansion of the Hon. Boy Bailey.—Chicago D dly News. Aguinaldo seems to have his ward so thoroughly organized that it is impossible to ignore him.—Chicago Record. Europe is rapidly losing its grand old men, but America is producing grand new men every day.—Rochester Democrat. Aguinaldo and Alg< r are both giving evidence that they are amendable to American public opinion.—Philadelphia Ledger. It’s said that the Cuban in surgents are still disatisfied. Maybe they don’t like this eat ing between meals. Philadel phia Times. All the evidence coming from Perto Rico leads to the belief that it left alone it would have captured itself.—Pitts burg Times, We may now look for some activity on the part of those pa triots who intended to enlist under third call for troops. — Washington Pojt. “Miss Schley.” says an ex change, “saw the queen to no effect.” Likely not. We’ve seen three of them at an absolute loss Richmond Times. Ned Green, a Council Grove (Kan.) boy, with the soldiers at Santiago, gives this graphic de scription of how his regiment refreshed itself during the terri ble heat of the first day’s battle. “Just before we made the final charge we had to cross a creek. We sat right down in the water leaving only our noses out, and if it had not been for this relief none of us could have go ie to the top of that hill. 'l’he shoot ing was very fine. the ground where we stood was covered with dead and wounded Spaniards. My gun got too hot to hold so I picked up one of theirs and a box of um iiunition and started in again. We reached the top of the hill with only twenty three out of the eighty seven in our company, all the rest having bsen overcome by the heat or killed or wounded. As only eighteen were hit by bullets, the | rest fainted from heat on the !read.” A curious tax on the childless has been resorted to in Ma lagas car in order to keep up the now waning population. With the beginning of next year every man of twenty live years who is not a father of a child whether legitimate or illegitimate, will have to pay an annual tax ol $3, while single or childless young women over twenty five years will have to pay half that amount. Attorney Frank H. Peck, of Watertown. N. Y., was so anx ious to fight for his country when the war broke out that he enlisted as a private, although ho was a West Point graduate, hail seen sei vice on tfie plains and been instructor ut the Mili tary Academy. It has not taken long, however, for his merit to be appreciated, and Private Peck is now Major Peck, in command of the Third Battalion of the of the Ninth New York Volun teers. The Hon. Hinky Dink,of Chica go, pay.) the United Slates should keep Cub i. Th if leads the News of the W'tidy Ci'y to remaik that af ter a man has b»-en in the Chicago council tor a year or more the mere thought of lettiug anything get away is followed by convulsions and mental <L*pris»ion.— Mobile Register. TIIE M ODE RN BEA UTY '1 hrives on good food and sunshine, with plenty of exe cite in th* open air. Her form gl OWs and her face glows with j t3 eauty. If her system needs the cleansing action of a laxative remedy she uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup of fi gß , manufac tured by the California Fig Syrup Co . onlv ® YOUNG LADY GRADUATES Os the Rome Business College are thoroughly prep red f or stenographic and olfue work . i they are found capable w i JU| ’ they go into p— w business pr.ic tiee ; they re- fF ceive b i g h comm e n d tions fro r their employ era as being capable and experienced. R me business College c» j,,y 9 the larg st enrollment of p upils it has h; d in its histo y. There will be thousands of vancancies this fall to fill. Young men and ladies will do well to enter here and prepare lor thorough com mercial work. 11. S. Shockley, Principal. • EVERYTHING AT COST FOR THIS WEEK ONLY CLOSING OUT TO QUIT FRANK WRIGHT’S FARMACY NORTON’S OLD CORNER OPPOSIT MA U ’ON C TEMPLE PASTED ?v FILTERS T ha oiiL G-erni Prcot Filter in the world. Mikes water pi re and cletr for sale by The Hanson Supply Co Soire *•9 hu v > yc r\a! inbb CA'*<’A« .-1 li : the- p H t. ( .ik.., t do v/itli'Mit tii-rin. 1 have • <1 th- -n lor »n;cUme lorind £e>- - ton andbili< •iii»*s ndtnr iw»wcom pioth’-v cunxl. heco u id them, to< rv c-i-e Ono < ric vo-i a i never I ithoir ‘' cm in ( the .ami.. . ’ Edv;. . lAi..-. Alba:., ,•». Y. CANOY ® CATHARTIC TRACE MARX Pleasant. Palatable, Potent. Taste Good- Good, Never Sioken. Weaken, or Gripe. Jim’. 2uc. ... CU?S CONSTBPATION. ... • Sti-rl.i.'- I: r-1 ; nr< us. Mill 1- MO TA Efl/ ntoed bj nU a B U C> DAV gists to CH mi: Tobacco UabiL Western R. R. 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